A Touch of the Poet

Written by Eugene O’NeillDirected by Kathy ScambiatterraThe Artistic Home at Stage 773

The inaugural show of The Artistic Home as a resident theatre at Stage 773 will be master playwright Eugene O’Neill’s A Touch of the Poet, which will open on Oct. 2 at 7p.m. and run through Nov. 6, 2011. In this rarely-produced work, O’Neill unravels a tale of one Irish-American family’s heartbreak and hope by examining the delusions and dreams every person clings to in order to meet the face in the mirror. On the anniversary of his crowning achievement, patriarch Con Melody's whiskey-fueled reminisces and never-ending chase of The American Dream come to a boiling point when challenged by an ambitious, love-struck daughter, a devoted, broken wife and unrelenting Yankee prejudice.

Costumes by Lynn Sandberg, set design by David Vogel, prop design by Lindsay Monahan, light design by Jess Harpenau and sound design by Adam Smith. The production was stage managed by Loretta Rode and assistant directed by Peter Connor.